#Mediterranean shipwreck

[parasiticstars]

Anyways, an unfriendly reminder that a boat filled with Pakistani, Syrian, Palestinian, and Afghan refugees capsized off of the coast of Greece and the Greek coast guard not only initially didn’t do a thing, but once they finally did, ended up making it worse due to not towing the boat properly. The lower decks had the most casualties, and “coincidentally”, were where the refugees were crammed.

over 700 passengers on that boat. Less than 100 survived. Many more missing, and the death toll unsaid yet.

But it’s the unimaginable hubris and stupidity of the rich and this one company, headed by this guy who whole ass said “safety is just pure waste”, who’s shitty fucking submersible is so unsafe and unauthorized that it can’t even be called a submarine, exploding like it was honestly destined to that gets hourly media coverage, millions of taxpayer dollars wasted for a search, and gets unneeded pity for the idiots who signed up for it.

Okay.

What we need to do is focus on what matters, even after it’s off the headlines. Even when the government brushes it aside. Donate to reputable search-and-rescue organizations such as SOS humanity or SOS méditerranée or alarm phone (amongst others, and any other organizations dedicated to this crisis), and spread awareness/add onto this post if you can’t.

hey friendly reminder that “the loss of any human life is an inherent tragedy” and “the ≤1% paying a quarter of a mil. a head and signing a contract that explicitly mentions ‘death’ to disturb a mass grave while shoved in a literal bluetooth cheap-ass metal cylinder made by a company that eschews safety got exactly what they signed up for” AND “we shouldn’t have wasted taxpayer money to find a crumpled up Pringle’s can during several refugee crises” are all opinions that can and should co-exist.

Of course, we shouldn’t be so gleeful in their horrific deaths, especially there was a literal teenager that didn’t even want to go in there. Internet anonymity be damned, it’s the death of basic empathy. And of course, we should rightfully be outraged that watching a bunch of ultra-rich blow their money to do something objectively incredibly stupid (to a MASS GRAVE with human fucking bone dust and preserved shoes, I cannot stress enough) is what’s hitting headlines and what people care about.

However, if you have any sort of basic human decency and a morality view more complex than that of a six year old, I’m sure you can easily reconcile all three valid opinions.

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[thatpunnyperson]

According to NBC here in the US, the missing titanic sub has been found. As debris. Off the bow of the Titanic wreckage.

And it looks like the sub suffered what we all suspected, and what was undoubtedly the more merciful of the two options: a catastrophic implosion from the pressure.

Also, more info has come to light about the fishing trawler with the hundreds of migrants that sank cataclysmically off the coast of Greece, indicating that the greek coast guard knew about the vessel AND how much trouble the vessel was in, and were towing it at a speed that made it capsize, at which point they unhooked the tow line and watched the trawler sink without helping the passengers to safety. Despite a bunch of other ships trying to help as well throughout the whole ordeal.

So a lot of people are dead, all because of regulations (and the lack thereof) regarding sea-faring vessels and rescue protocols. People shouldnt be allowed to make a business charging a ton of money for a ride on an uncertified, unsafe, un-seaworthy ship going deep into the ocean with no distress beacon or tether to the mothership. People also shouldnt be allowed to enact laws that criminalize the ferrying of refugees, which then force the refugees to hitch rides on fishing trawlers, and which also prevent people from helping those fishing trawlers full of refugees due to fear of legal consequences.

Hopefully BOTH of these events spark changes on an international scale in terms of what is legally allowed to be sailed, who is legally allowed to be the passengers, and what the rescue protocols are in the event of disaster for any seafaring vessel, illegal or not. It shouldnt be just the global 1% who get 24/7 search parties and remote-operated submersibles helping rescue them.

[blueiscoool]

A 3,300-Year-Old Shipwreck Found off Israel

A 3,300-year-old ancient sunken ship dating back to the Bronze Age has been discovered in the Mediterranean Sea at a depth where time has "frozen," the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Thursday.

The agency, which describes the find as the "first and oldest wrecked ship discovered to date in the deep sea in the eastern Mediterranean," says it was first spotted last year about 56 miles off Israel’s coastline by Energean, a natural gas company that was conducting a survey in the area.

"The ship appears to have been eroded as a result of a distress it got into in a sea storm, or perhaps in the event of an encounter with pirates -- a phenomenon known from the Late Bronze Age," Yaakov Sharavit, the director of the IAA’s Unit of Marine Archaeology, said in a statement.

"This is a world-class, historical-altering discovery," Sharavit was also quoted by the Jerusalem Post as saying. "This find reveals to us as never before the ancient mariners’ navigational skills – capable of traversing the Mediterranean Sea without a line of sight of any coast."

The ship’s remnants were found more than a mile below the surface at a depth "where time was frozen in the moment of disaster" and has been untouched by humans or currents that affect shipwrecks found in shallower waters, according to Sharavit. The IAA says it sank sometime between 1400 and 1300 B.C.

Sharavit says only two other Bronze Age shipwrecks have been discovered throughout history, both near Turkey.

Energean Environmental Team Leader Karnit Bachartan said the ship was found during the survey by an "advanced underwater robot."

"We identified an unusual sight of what seemed to be a large cluster of jugs resting on the ground," she said.

"Upon reviewing the site and mapping using the robot, it was clear that this was a shipwreck about 12 to 14 meters long, carrying hundreds of jugs that only some of them could be seen on the surface," she added.

The rest of the ship appears to be buried deep in mud on the seafloor, researchers say.

The IAA says two of the jugs were later pulled from the depths to be examined for research purposes.

It added that the jugs are believed to have held oil, wine and other agricultural products.

By Greg Norman.

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A Storm on a Mediterranean Coast by Claude-Joseph Vernet

[calabria-mediterranea]

80 year old woman from Botricello (Calabria, Italy) offers her family's burial chapel for migrant children who died in Calabria shipwreck

Nicoletta Parisi, an eighty years old widow who lives in Botricello, near Steccato di Cutro, recently lost her husband after spending many years together. When she saw the terrible images of the shipwreck of Steccato di Cutro she was moved and she immediately thought of doing something in the face of a tragedy that killed many people and many children.

She immediately decided to donate the family chapel to welcome some of those children who died in the sea. Mrs. Nicoletta did something else: she went to the cemetery to announce to her husband: "In a few days you won't be alone anymore, some children will come to keep you company". Such an extraordinary woman.

Source: Corriere della Sera and Fanpage

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The wreck of the Costa Concordia

[eonityluna]

Welp. There we go, the repercussions are starting to roll in.

[rickyray3]

NYTimes: Ancient Shipwreck Preserves a Deep Bronze Age Time Capsule

Ancient Shipwreck Preserves a Deep Bronze Age Time Capsule https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/20/science/shipwreck-bronze-age-israel.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

I love how all of these amazing archeological finds are right under our noses for thousands of years. Then out of nowhere we are making a new connection with our past and learning more about ourselves.

[whats-in-a-sentence]

The number of shipwrecks in the Mediterranean declines sharply after 200, and pollution in ice cores, lake sediments, and bogs follows after 250 (Figure 6.6).

"Why the West Rules – For Now: The patterns of history and what they reveal about the future" - Ian Morris

[prohibitionpirates]

Wreck of the Dimitrios (formerly called Klintholm) in Gythio Peloponnese, Greece.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitrios_(shipwreck)

wreck ship

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There, instead of natural marvels, the mass of waters offered me many touching and terrible scenes.

"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" - Jules Verne

[calabria-mediterranea]

Calabria locals blame the government for migrant deaths

At least 67 migrants, including children, have died and more are feared missing after their boat sank in rough seas off southern Italy.

The vessel broke apart while trying to land near Crotone, in the southernmost region of the Italian peninsula, in Calabria, on February 26, 2023. Migrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia and Iran were on board.

Babies were among the dead, Italian officials said.

Bodies were recovered from the beach at a nearby seaside resort in the Calabria region.

The coastguard said 80 people had been found alive, "including some who managed to reach the shore after the sinking".

The exact number of people who were on the boat, which had sailed from Turkey several days ago, is not clear.

Rescue workers told the AFP news agency that the vessel had been carrying "more than 200 people", which would mean more than 60 people unaccounted for.

Italian authorities are now facing scrutiny over their response to the tragic shipwreck near their shores, in which at least 67 people died. Local prosecutors say a lack of coordination may have contributed to the tragedy. But political anger is also growing.

Opposition leader Elly Schlein is demanding a thorough investigation to determine the timeline of the authorities' response, after the migrant boat was first seen on Saturday night.

Her request came after Matteo Piantedosi, Italy's Minister of Interior, said that the migrants should not have departed in the first place. "You shouldn't expose women and children to dangerous conditions," he insisted.

These words have caused outrage among the country's opposition parties, which called on him to resign.

"Your declarations have transformed victims into culprits," Schlein told Piantedosi during a parliamentary session. "Who are you to judge from the height of your privileges whether one should choose between death at sea and death in one's own country?"

In addition, Calabrian locals living next to the beach where the boat crashed are wondering why rescuers took so long to arrive when the boat was first spotted.

"The state knows when the migrant boats are coming and they let them arrive, but despite knowing this they didn't intervene," local resident Domenico told CGTN. "Now all those people had to die, all those children, the women."

"If I had seen them, I would have helped them," adds Francesco who lives in Botricello, a town nearby.

Meanwhile, Italy's coast guard blames the system used by the European border agency, Frontex. It says because Frontex didn't officially alert Italian rescuers, it meant their hands were tied in their response.

And while the search for the still missing migrants continues on the beaches of Calabria, protesters are hitting the streets in Rome demanding a change in Italy's approach to offshore rescue missions – and to migration as a whole.